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Dear Editor:
With all due respect to the one or more state leaders who believe antifa (anTEEfuh) and basement dwelling keyboard warriors are the problem in Minneapolis, they are not. It is clearly the Gestapo like tactics of ICE.
Those leaders are glad we don't have that going on in Mississippi. I am, too, but I know why. They do, too. It is not because we don't have quite a few undocumented residents and a large city with a Democratic mayor. The difference is we have a Trumpublican leadership. Minnesota does not.
By Glynn Kegley on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Steve Jent, the exec director of Century Club Charities, announced recently that the Wayne-Sanderson Farms PGA golf tournament will no longer be held this year. So, after having a PGA professional golf tournament in Mississippi for 58 years we will have no sponsor, and therefore no tournament. Last year Century Club Charities, which organizes the tournament, gave $1 million to Blair Batson Children's Hospital, and $700m to several other charities.
By Peter Gilderson on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Louisiana’s U.S. Senator John Kennedy has written a national best-seller, “How to Test Negative for Stupid And Why Washington Never Will.” The preposterous conceit that drives the book is that everybody, or almost everybody, in the nation’s capital is stupid, with the exception of Senator Kennedy.
By Luther Munford on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Average gasoline prices in Mississippi have fallen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.38/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,014 stations in Mississippi. Prices in Mississippi are 1.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 25.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 4.2 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.585 per gallon.
By Special to The Star on
1 month 3 weeks ago
There have been recent reports of large job cuts across the country. E-commerce and technology giant Amazon, for example, is eliminating 16,000 corporate jobs, partly to reduce its organizational structure — but also because it expects “efficiency gains” as artificial intelligence is used more extensively across the company.
Almost at the same time, United Parcel Service said it will eliminate 30,000 delivery jobs — in part because it is getting less business from Amazon.
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Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at the Pentecostals of Grenada for Ms. Diane H. Jordan, 75, who died on Monday, Dec. 22, in Memphis, Tenn. Burial followed in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in the Teoc community in Carroll County. Visitation was held two hours prior to the service on Saturday, Dec. 27, at the church.
By Staff Report on
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A graveside memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Grenada Memorial Garden for Sidney Cole Costilow Jr., 64, who died peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 20, in Grenada.
By Staff Report on
1 month 3 weeks ago
DEATH NOTICE: Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date for Mr. Keith Wayne Whipple Sr., 81, of Grenada, who died on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at his residence.
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada is in charge of arrangements.
By Staff Report on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, at Sparta Methodist Church for Charles Elbert Martin, 93, of Holcomb, who died peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 18, in Oxford with his family by his side. Burial followed in the church cemetery. The Rev. John Howell Jr. officiated. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service on Monday, Dec. 22, at the church.
By Staff Report on
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Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Miss Sherry Lynn Rogers, 69, of Grenada, who died on Monday, Dec. 15, at her residence. Burial followed in Shiloh Cemetery in Big Creek. The Rev. Chuck Provine officiated. The family received friends one hour prior to the service on Saturday, Dec. 20, at McKibben and Guinn.
By Staff Report on
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Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mr. Benny Fulton Lee Sr., 84, of Grenada, who died peacefully on Monday, Dec. 15, with his family at his side. Burial followed in Grenada Memorial Garden. Pastor James McElroy officiated. The family received friends one hour prior to the service Thursday at McKibben and Guinn.
By Staff Report on
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A Memorial Service was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mr. David Wayne Newton, 51, of Duck Hill, who died on Saturday, Dec. 13, surrounded by his family. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at McKibben and Guinn.
Born on Nov. 18, 1974, in Greenwood, David was the son of Jim Newton and the late Janice Dear. He grew up in Charleston and carried with him a deep appreciation for the simple joys of life — family, faith and time spent outdoors.
By Staff Report on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Maybe there’s something to this notion that weather extremes are getting greater. We had record breaking high temperatures in December and record breaking low temperatures in January.
January 31 beat the all-time low for that day by one degree. This year’s low was 16 degrees, lower by one degree than January 31, 1966. The high that day this year was 28 degrees, a whopping five degrees lower than the January 31, 1996 high of 33 degrees. And the wind was blowing at 25 knots. Brrr!
By Wyatt Emmerich on
1 month 3 weeks ago
“I’ve never been more disappointed in elected officials than I am this morning,” Reeves said of the Lt. Governor and Senate Education Chairman. He added that the Senate Education Committee is “where Conservative priorities go to Die. And where the Democrat philosophy still dominates.”
Governor Tate Reeves (R) took to social media early Wednesday morning to express his displeasure with how Republicans in the Mississippi Senate failed to back the House education freedom package put forward by Speaker Jason White (R).
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Senator Hyde-Smith was in the Oval Office with President Trump on Tuesday for the signing of appropriations bills.
Mississippi U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) joined fellow lawmakers for a White House signing ceremony for the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations package in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump (R) turned to the Mississippi senator and said, “Cindy Hyde, come on. Say something.”
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
February may be a short month, but it’s packed with plenty of things to do all across Mississippi.
With only 28 days, February is the shortest month of the year, but it sure does have a lot going for it. Despite being a bleak month weather-wise, the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, surely saw his shadow somewhere. Regardless, chances are good there are only six weeks left of winter.
By Susan Marquez - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
Guy Hovis had a gift for storytelling and genuinely enjoyed talking with fellow Mississippians. He will be missed.
Guy Hovis, the “other” Tupelo native whose singing talent captured national attention, passed away on Jan. 22 in Oxford at age 84. He rose to fame on the Lawrence Welk Show, combining humility, talent, enthusiasm, kindness, and generosity into a successful career and life.
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist on
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U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) leads the federal candidates in Mississippi with the most cash on hand, while 2nd District Congressman Bennie Thompson (D) comes in second.
Candidates running for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives were required to file updated campaign finance reports last week, closing out the 2025 calendar year.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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The state Senate on Tuesday unanimously voted to provide $20 million to fund the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency’s initial Winter Storm Fern response and recovery efforts, although it was not clear if the House would consider the plan. Hours after the Senate vote, Gov. Tate Reeves announced he is requesting a major disaster declaration for several counties.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
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“I hope and pray that the next victim makes it out (alive) because, believe me, there will be a next victim,” Kimberly Bartlett said.
After six months apart, Kimberly Bartlett’s ex-partner came back into her life and asked for a second chance. They had been out of touch after he strangled her, spent time in jail and went to a sober house.
By Mina Corpuz - Mississippi Today on
